Welcome to the International POPs Elimination Network:

"We cherish our children, life and nature. As our worlds evolve we continue to face challenges of development and protecting what we hold dear to us. We welcome you to the IPEN website, in hopes that you join us to work together for a toxics-free future where chemical production, use and disposal does not cause harm to ourselves and future generations"

Co-chairs:    Prof. Jamidu H. Y. Katima.    Dr. Mariann Lloyd-Smith.
 

New to the Issues?


See the Movie
View a 6 minute movie about IPEN and the threat of POPs

  International POPs Projects
Learn from examples of NGO POPs Projects on the Ground.

  What Are POPs?
Read about the impacts of the chemicals called persistent organic polluants or POPs.

  What is the Stockholm Convention? Read about the Stockholm Convention and how it protects us all from POPs.

  Envisioning a Toxics-Free Future
Read how IPEN groups all over the world are working for a toxics free future.

  Educational Guides
NGO Educational Guides to Key International Policies: Book Download educational booklets on POPs, Highly Hazardous Pesticides and SAICM.
These booklets are available in several languages, and provide a swift orientation of key international chemical policies and how NGOs can utilize agreements by the international community to protect their local communities from toxic threats.

IPEN Updates & Action


  Mercury INC1   The first session of the Intergovernment Negotiating Committee to prepare a global legally binding instrument on Mercury (INC1) 7-11 June 2010.
Report   SSNC IPEN INC1 Hg Hair Survey Report. A survey of mercury content in the hair of delegates at the first UN negotiating meeting for a global mercury treaty.

  IPEN Report   Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) IPEN Report.

  IPEN article  in the (GEF) newsletter.
The IPEN article in the recent Global Environment Facility newsletter outlines how IPEN has grown and expanded since its inception and highlights what types of activities it is focusing on to ensure healthier environments for communities and our future.

   IPEN Updates & Action Archive  A list of all IPEN News and Updates by date.





 


* POPs Persistent Organic Pollutants. This is a group of chemicals that are very toxic to people and the environment.








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